The Ecco Anthology Of International Poetry [Paperback]

“From canonical modernists like Valéry, Vallejo, and Pasternak to younger poets of today, theEcco Anthologycollects an amazing spectrum of poetic voices from around the world.”
—John Ashbery

Edited byIlya Kaminsky and Susan Harris of Words Without Borders,The Ecco Anthology of International Poetryoffers a selection of the finest international poetry from the 20th century in the best English translations available. Providing in many cases the first and only English language translations of acclaimed poets from the world over,The Ecco Anthology of International Poetryis a unique treasure and resource which Gregory Orr proclaims, “a stunning, indispensable anthology” and Edward Hirsch calls, “a modern book of wonders.”

In this remarkable anthology, introduced and edited by Ilya Kaminsky and Susan Harris, poetic visions from the twentieth century will be reinforced and in many ways revised. Here, alongside renowned masters, are internationally celebrated poets who have rarely, if ever, been translated into English.